Question

What is an operational Hypothesis, and how would I wright one about
the study below?

The State of Wisconsin began running a Boot Camp for first time
youth drug offenders. The camp entails sending the ofenders to the
north woods from 3/14/2011 - 3/27/2011. "Campers" will build their
own shelters and cook over open fires. The camp also includes
traditional boot camp aspects like exercise, drills, etc. Billy
Badger was given the job of determining the effectiveness of the
boot camp. The next time the boot camp is conducted, he will
compare a random sample of offenders placed in traditional programs
(e.g., probation, incarceration, drug treatment, etc.) to a random
sample of offenders placed in the boot camp. He is planning on
comparing the two groups on recidivism rates for the next two
years.